Dave Joseph FilmsLogo Design Contest

Hi! Here are some hints for getting the most out of your contest as it progresses:

~~ Rank designs daily -- this will encourage participation.
~~ Rank and re-rank a variety of designs to get a variety of new entries.
~~ Ranking gets your contest noticed! Unless your contest is private, 1st place entries are posted to the portfolio page: https://logotournament.com/portfolio
~~ Ranking designs daily will also keep your contest from getting cluttered.
~~ The more feedback you provide, the better results you are going to see.
~~ Designers are not offended by "Not Interested"
~~ Over-use of "Not Interested" discourages participation.
~~ Ranking is a non-monetary means of showing appreciation for designers hard work.
~~ Designers earn points for designs ranked in the top 10. We like to earn points.

~~ NOTE: While in JUDGING mode, the designer ranked in 1st can still submit revisions.

More detailed information on how to get the most out of your contest can be found here:
https://logotournament.com/forum/general_discussion/914
https://logotournament.com/forum/contest_holder_discussion

#1 Thank you for your design. I didn't include a lot of direction in my brief because I am interested to see what everyone comes up with. Thanks for jumping in there and being the first to submit a design.

I like that you decided to use David instead of Dave because I am not 100% committed to the name and It gives me a chance to get input from the creative community here.
Some other names that I am considering are:
1. David Joseph Films
2. Wedding Films by Dave Joseph (or David Joseph)
3. Dave Joseph Productions (or David Joseph)

Feel free to design for any of these other names if you like one better.

If you design a word mark, please include an additional smaller mark that ties into the overall logo design. I'd like to have an icon to use for branding purposes. Visit www.stillmotion.ca for an example. Notice how they use the orange astrisk throughout the site to brand their images. I'd like to do something similar with an element from my logo. Thanks.

Another example of branding for a wedding film business: http://www.stevenfowlerfilms.com

Some Ideas for an abstract mark:
1. Square or rectangle shapes that represent TV screens. Don't be too literal with this. I'd like for you to use abstract shapes rather than a picture of a TV. (my films can be viewed on a tv screen, a computer screen or an iPod/iPhone screen. It might be cool to have the icon reflect that)
2. Circles that represent bokeh (bokeh is a photography term that describes the blurred shapes that form the out of focus area of an image) The Hollywood film studio Focus Features uses this concept for their brand.